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W t Ft i BARKWORTH FOR JUDGE Michigan Democrats Itealllrm Chicago llntform anil Dennnnuo Trusts Kalamazoo March 9 Thomas E Barkworth a leading attornoy of Jack sou was nominated yesterday by tho Democratic state convention for justico of tho supremo court Ho received 45a of tho 772 delegates votos cast on tho first ballot and it was made unani mous The contest was wholly betweon Mr Barkworth and ex Justice Allen B Morse the four other candidatos having withdrawn before tho first ballot was completed Prior to the convention it was asserted and denied that Jndgo Morses sympathies in tho last presi dential campaign were with the gold standard Democracy and this is be lieved to havo affected the result All elements of tho silver fusion were well represented among the dolegatos and the nominations for rogents of tho state university were given to Edward Le geudro Dem of Oalumot and Stanloy Parkhillof Owosso Tho resolutions adopted reaffirm tho Chicago platform protest against retire ment of treasury notes donounco trusts demand an amendment to the constitu tion making an incomo tax possible de clare for disposition of tho colonies for tho best interests of tho people protest against a largo standing army praise the servico of tho army and navy and congratulato the party on having the leadership of Colonel Bryan Saulabnrr Euten the Usee Dovkh Del March 0 Tho entrance of William Saulsbury of Wilmington into tho senatorial race yesterday pre sents a now aspoot in tho contest Mr Saulsbury who received the full sup port of tho 21 Democrats may also be voted fer by tho entire minority on tho last three days of tho legislature Friday Saturday and Monday This will be done it is understood for the purpose of endeavoring to draw sufficient strength from either the regular Repub licans or tho union Republican to so cure an election Liiuiiiiii let Thirteen Vote Salt Lake Murch 0 Tho proceed iugs of tho joint assembly woro some what sensational yesterday Tho chief feuturo of tho senatorial ballot was the entry of a now candidate into tho con test Teu Republicans aud threo Dem ocrats voted for Hon George J Caunou Still Moro tlrnvo Nebraska ltlte tho Dust for tho Honor of the Flii mill Sovoral Moro Hurt Washington March 11 10 a in Special to Tun News Dispatches from General Otis at Manila givo tho following additional easuulities which occurred near the pumping station March 7th Killed First Nebraska Company 14 Privuto Itoscoo W Young Company G Private Guy O Walker Wounded First Nebraska Company 13 Captain Claudo H Ough in thigh moderate Private Herbert Hodges in neck moderate G D Meikmmoiix Asst Secyof War PRINCESS KAIULANI IS DYING Buffers it Probably Fatal Attach of Ilheu muliaui of tho Hoart Honolulu March 1 Via Sau Fran cisco March 9 Princess Kaiulani is on her deathbed Rhoumatism has af fected her hoart aud thero i no hope for her recovery Sinco tho princess has been in Honolulu she has received very cousidorato troatmont from tho government in power Whon she took the oath of allegiauco to tho re public of Hawaii sho was granted a lib eral pension aud tho last legislature re newed the allowance Some weoks ago a paper was circulated among the busi ness mon praying tho United States congress to mako some provision for tho young woman Tho papor is now in Washington Kni ouriiciJf For Strikers Fort Smith Ark March 9 Tho situation in tho coal field is very en couraging to tho strikers At Wilbur ton all nonunion men have been laid off by tho Wilburton Coal company aud no further effort is boing made to tako coal out there At Hartshorno a few imported men are at work in mine No 1 All other uiinos of tho Choctaw com pany aro idle Strikers report that some of tho guards ut Hartshorno aro frequently intoxicated and act men acingly towards tho idlo miners Thero is some oxoiteuieut at Howo and troublo is not unlikely thero The United Mino Workers committee mot Superintend ent Needham of the Babbitt mines and attempted to effeot a settlement The superintendent refused to sign tho scab and has notifiod the miners to vacato the companys houses Deputy mar shals and Indian police are guarding the mines The troublo U expected When the evictions begin Schnrz tho Guest of Honor New Youk March 0 Hon Carl Schurz wus tho guest of honor at a ban quet given in Leiderkrauz hall in honor of Mr Sohurzs 70thbirthday aud moro than 1200 friouds of Mr Schurz wero present Diplomas of honorary mem bership in a number of different socie ties woro presontod to him The Leid erkrauz society gave him a magnificent punch bowl aud ladle in solid silver An address of congratulations signed by 100000 Gorman Americans in all parts of the United States was given to him and it was announced that it had been decided to raise 20000 to found a library and endow a Soharz chair of German literature at Columbia univer sity High IHve May Irov ratal New Youk March 0 Thomas Don aldson known the world over as a champion high dlvor dove from tho roof of Madison Square gardou a dis tance of 85 feet yesterday afternoon with fatal results Donaldson travelled for somo years with Barnmn Bailey and has been tho star attraction at the Bportsmans show now running in the garden Ho has boon making two dives daily Tho tank is loss than eight feet deep Iurae Fur Stallion Race Dubuque la March 0 The Nut wood Driving club yesterday added a purso of 3000 for a free-for-all trotting stallion race tho first of this class since 18U3 at Grand Rapids which was won by Alviu in 211 This brings the to tal of Dubuquos purses to 187000 Almanao of the Day Thursday Sun rises at 023 and ants at 001 Moou rises at 447 Chler Jtmtlan Chambers Authority I Keo ngnlxeil With Hail Urar Native nnit Foreigner Alike Feel Very Nerroii Orer the Unsettled Condition of Affair In the Iilnnil Apia Samoa Fob S3 Via San Francisco Four wooks havo olapsod Inco tho last mail dispatches loft hero for San Francisco ooucorulng tho out break of civil war botwoon tho miliar euts of Tnnus Matlotoa and Mataafa During this tlmo Samoa has boon froo from any active warfare Tho provin cial govorumout under Mataafa has not been a success it has estranged tho foolings of many of its own supporters by tho deportation of tho Mallotoaohiofs aud tho banishing from Apia of all male Samoans who woro on Maliotoas side Maliotoa seems to bo gaining strougth ovory day and sovoral of Ma taafas chlof adhorouts havo gono ovor to his side Chief Jusco Chambers although now recognized by tho Gorman consul under instructions from Gormnny is still being thwarted in ovory possiblo way by tho Germans Dr Kalrol was cited by tho chief justice for contempt but declined to cento to court and placed himself uudor tho prolectiou of the Gorman consul Ho was arrested by tho marshal of tho court but on his refusal to go no attompt was mudo to force hint Tho chief justice rested con tent with having brought tho matter to this issue Hough Itlilrrs ltn U From llliii lliilil New Ouleans March 9 The steam ship Condor arrived last night from Bluefields with -11 passongers aboard mostly tho Americans composing tho body known as Rough Riders with Cap tain J O Kennedy in command Thoy tell tho story of tho rovolution which failed Thoy had been sent to nttaclc Groytown inarohiug overland and tho Sau Jacinto the gunboat which tho revolutionists seized was kopt closo to tho shore to supply them with rations and aid in tho attack Whon they got half way thoy ran into another gunboat which Nicaragua had borrowod from Honduras The San Jacinto rati up tho white flag Both boats steamed up and made known the fact that tho rovolution was over and Reyes had fled Thoy went back to Bluefields and found tho rovolution really ovor Elovon Americans had lod u victory at Rama but after that wero deserted by tho natives and also compelled to re turn to Bluefields Heresfnrtl llnnk Homo London March 9 Tho Daily Mail publishes an intcrviow with Lord Charles Beresford Ho could Bay little about his tour until ho had completed his voluminous report to tho Associated Chambers of Commerce which sont him on his tour but ho insisted if all tho powers began grabbing laud in China it could only result in quarrels and war It is absolutory necossary he said to keep China on her feot Bettor stand up now for tho open door thau venture upon tho dangerous course of spheres of influence I do not suggest a cut and dried alliance I do not think America would join such an alliauco But America England Ger many and Japan might agree to work together to maintain the open door Decision In Omnha Mayoralty Case Lincoln March 9 Tho supremo court yesterday disposod of the Omaha mayoralty coutost by dismissing the ap peal on rehearing of Mayor Frauk E Mooros deolariug him ineligible to hold the office The court also finds that ex Mayor Broatoh who brought the pro ceedings for a writ of ouster Is ineligi ble and his petition without standing in the court Under the decision it now rests with tho president of the Omaha oity council to begin proceedings to unseat Mayor Mooros but as it is un derstood ho is a partisan of tho mayor the latter willprobably bo allowodjto sarve his term out Volunteer In Culm to It- Returned Washington Maroh 9 Orders were issued at the war department today for tho Twelfth New York volunteers now in Matanzas Cuba to tako passage on the transport Borliu for Now York city where it will be mustorod out This is the beginning of the general move ment for the muster out of all tho vol unteer troops stationed in Cuba and in dicates that the administration believes that tho tiuio has como wheu it reduce its military forcos in Cuba can SpanUrdi Want Protection Havana March 9 A Spanish news paper publishes a story to the effeot that a party of armed Cubans la terror izing tho Spaniards at Mayori It says also that these Cubans have murdered several Spaniards near Baragajua and mentions cases of tho persecution of Spaniards ai Calabazas province of Santa Clara In conclusion the news paper asks the American authorities to inquire into tho matter aud to afford protection to the Spaniards Jim Hull Oefest Lnwler Memphis March 9 Jim Hull cham pion of Australia last night defeatod Charlie Lawlcr of Louisville after 10 rounds of fairly good fighting Honors were about oven np to tho 10th round Lawler forced tho fighting but soemed to do but little damage Hall drew first blood in the third round OCEAN rUO IS WRECKED floe to thi Itottnm With Flnvnti Person Off Hue IUihI Noiif oik Va March 9 Tho lost of the tug Howonwith all on board oil Hog island is confirmed but tho crow of tho dredge showing in tho oiling nl tho litiio woro picked nit by tho Gor man steamship Albino lioiitid from Now York to Newport Nows Tho tug was lost in a snow storm Sho was towing tho steam bargo Admiral to Philadelphia Tho assistant superin tendent was lost aboard hor Ho was Captain William G Cannon and lived In Oatuiloti Tho others lost wero Captain Tamos K Bowcti Thonmt Crump Samuol Fowlor Pilot Philtpp Mato CoiiUnoii two dromon cook nntl two sailors Tho tug was swampod by an unusually hoavy sea just aftor cut ting loose from the drodgo Tho sooond mato of tho sloamor Albino was drownod while attempting tho resouo of those on tho drodgo Thoir suffer ings uxposod as they woro to tho suow storm woio dreadful aud whon taken off tho drodgo thoy wero exhausted Ooiiiux Is Keeping Ills Promise Havana March 9 Gonoral Maximo Gomez had n two hours conference with Governor General Brooko yester day regarding tho dotails of tho pay ment to tho Cuban army of tho 11000 000 tondored by tho United Statos as a condition of tlisbnudmeut Ho is work iug in good faith and expects to disband the troops with or without tho consent of thu disaffected elements Ho is making mi oxcollont impression upon tho United States military authorities horo and thoy confidently b jliovo that ho will be ublo to mako good his ugrou ment with Robort P Porter President MoKinloys representative It is wild that the distribution of the cash will be gin in the course of a fortnight at tho latest Troops Sudor fcroiu llont Manila March I Tho temperature at i oclock was 87 degrees but tho cloudy air was like steam and tho troops wero greatly inconvenienced on tho lino in spito of the temporary shade afforded by matting and bamboos whuruver fens iblo There wero fow prostrations however from tho heat Our troops aro not compollod to re main in the opon country to tho same extent as yesterday whon thoy wero onguged in clearing tho jungle Tho rebels seldom appoar in tho opon except in tho cool of the morning aud in the evening Tho soldiers probably will feel tho heat less whon thoy aro on tho movo Tho Frouch second class oiulsor Jean Bart has arrived horo Debate on French Army lluilifot Pauls March 9 In tho chamber of deputies the dobato on tho army budget led to tho usuul references to tho neces sity for preparedness against Gormnny and to comparisons of tho two aruiios Tho minister of war M do Froycinot admitted that tho French ofiectivo was inferior to tho German but he pointed out that it was impossible to rem edy this owing to tho lack of popula tion Franco must meet quantity by quulity Tho rifles and guns of tho French army aro without their equals and tho country theroforo might await the futuro with confidence New National Oiiaril Musleroil In Sioux City March 9 All is in readi uoss in Sioux City for tho work of mus tering Companies II ami L into tho ro orgauizod guard Adjutunt Gonoral Byers is expected in Sioux City tomor row for this purpose and sovoral meet ings of tho mombors of tho companies havo boon held to preparo for his official visit Almost enough names havo boon secured to mako up the quota roquired and tho young mon havo undergone tho physical examinations preparatory to filling out thoir muster papers TELEGRAPH icBRI EFS senator jouos or Artcausas is rocovor iug gradually from his attack of Mon day aud is resting oasily and quiotly Governor Stanley of Kansas has ve toed the 1100000 appropriation for tho holding of a special sossiou to investi gate contests A Pokiu dispatch says tho Ohiuoso are discussing tho advisability of mak ing Sau Muii an ojxm port so astoovado Italys demand for a concession Tho United Statos cruiser Raleigh on her way home from Manila arrived at Algiers Wodnosday and is coaling pre paratory to resuming her jouruoy Tho Port Arthur Tnx ship canal will bo practically completed about the 20th instant whon it is proposed to colo brato tho ovent in a fitting manner Nows has been recoived at Brost of the capsizing of a pleasure yacht off thu Brittany coast drowning nine persons among them fivo French military of fleers Both houses of tho Oklahoma legisla ture havo passed a bill prohibiting tho practice of Christian science in Okla homa The governor It is said will sign the bill Tho state department emphatically denies the report of a proposition from Italy asking this government to sup port hor claims to the occupation of Chinese territory Dr Cabell Whitehead assayer of the United States mint bai been tendered and has accepted an important position in the service of tho Turkish govern ment that of director general of in dustries The convention of manufacturers of brooms after a two days session at Chi cago adjourned Wednesday having de cided to raise tho price of brooms throughout the United Statos 50 emits u dozen on all grades under UOO pur dozen Kennedy Ryan Shoppard and the othurs indicted for tho Macomb train robluy wero arraigned before Judge Cox tit Hartville Mo Wednesday and all entered pleas of not guilty Judge Cox sot down the trial of tho cases for May 29 BAD WORK OF IMMUNESi Negro Volunteers Too Handy With Their Guns TERR0KIZG SOUTHERN TOWNS Tiro Colored Iteglments Mmlnrei Out at Macnn Celebrate by Free lUn or Itovol ei Alenl Hot Iteneitloii at OrlOln Trout the Local Mllltla Nnahrllln Pollen Villi KIrIiIIi immune Atlanta Ga Maroh 9 Tho Tenth iinniunus colorud Colonel Jones who wero mustered out at Macon yesterday began to show thoir 111 tompor an hooii as tho train boating tho negroes homo began to movo out ol Macon Produc ing revolvers and othor uruiH which they in somo way managed to smuggle wllh them I hey began firing from tho windows Mullets flow in ovory direc tion as the train spoil on and passers by woro compollod to sook shelter Luckily only ono person was shot in Macon Will Uoodyoar iv 10-year-old white boy whoso arm was fractured by a ball Ah tho train passed thu various stations on tho road tho rioting was ro noweil shots being llred from tho train at tho people standing on thn platforms to soitho train go by At Uritlln Ga whoro tho first soo tion of tho train stopped at 2I0 p in oucnrrod ho most sorlous trouble of tho day Tho rogi intuit came ovor tho Oontral Georgia railroad in threo sec tions When tho train stopped at Grlf fin tho negroes who by this time had filled up on whisky began firing thoir pistols and yelling like Indians Ovor 200 shots wore fired and tho police woro powerless to resist Tho city was at tho mercy of tho negroes who kopt up a fusillade of Bhots until tho train was carried beyond tho city limits Tho news of tho outrageous conduct spread rapidly over Griffin and it was deter mined that the ioxt section of the regi ment should bo hold in chock Mayor Davis ordered out tho Griffin rifles When tho second section canin in sight above tho roar of tho train could bo heard tho rattle of tho firearms which woro being discharged in discriminately Whon tho train came to a standstill tho nogroos saw 200 heavily armed men who commanded them to keep quiet Tho nogroos woro awotj and with a ffv exceptions wnro as dooio as lambs To thoso who proved fractious cracked heads woro adminis tered When tho train pulled out from tho depot aud tho nogroos thought thoy wero out of reach of tho citizens thoy began firing at houses At tho first shot a volley was pourod into tho dis appearing train by tho citizens and mil itia Unfortunately Gcorgo Ageo a trainman was shot in tho abdomen and futally wounded and ono negro was clipped on tho shoulder by a bullot As the several sections camo into tho union dopot hero thoy woro met by the police reserve heavily armed Tho negroes wero evidontly awed and gave tho po lice no trouble Police Olnli Neiro Nolillers Namivill March 0 About fiOO mon of tho Eighth immunos mustered out in Chattanooga roachod horo just boforo midnight Fifty police and de tectives woro at tho station to preserve order Tho sorgeaut who had shot two people ut Chattanooga was searched for but not found Tho police used their clubs freoly in forcing tho nogroos to givo up their pistols and remain in tho cars but there was no firing Police wore refused admittanco to ono car by armed negroes at tho door Thoy forced their way in demanded all woapous and in this car there was much club bing some negroes being badly boaton Tho chiof causes of the troublo woro refusul to remain in tho cars to givo up pistols and insulting language to tho police Woik or ftllsamir Whltecaps Mlssouhi City March 9 A mob of about 00 meii all masked rodo into Missouri City and went to tho jail bat tered down tho jail door and soized Odll Summers alias Roubou Bluo who was looked up ou a ohargo of vugrancy Thoy took him to the public school grounds stripped him tied him to a treo and lashed him 40 times with a twisted grafs ropo He was then re leased aud warned to leave Clay county and uevor return Aftor Bummers had been disposod of tho mob went to tho honie of Perry Chauoy a respectable toamster aud secured his nephew Jim Jackson The mob then went succes sively to tho homos of Jesse Yutos Jr Joo Asbury Dennis Stevens and Bob Monkers taking each with thorn as thoy wont Tho five prisoners wero taken to a stone quarry stripped whipped and admonished to leave Clay county Abbury sold his property and will start today for Donvor The vic tims declare that they dont know why thoy wore punished Mnrcau Denle Coal Combine Story Nkw Youk March 0 The story that J Pierpont Morgan had suoceeded in securing the assent of the Readings English stockholders to a gigautio scheme to consolidate all tho great east ern coal interests was denied by Mr Royal r -Absolutely Ipijre u The Norfolk Weekly News SENATORJSJOW JUDGE Mr Allen is Appointed as Rob insons Successor 000UPY BENCH NINTH DISTRICT Selection of tlm Kx Snmitor Was An iiounrcil liy flouornnr Ioyntor lnst Kv cnltiB Further Details of tlm Klccttiiti of M Ii llaywitrtl its United States Senator Lincoln March J Governor Poyn tor last ovoulng appointed Retiring United States Souator William V Allon a judge to All tlio vacancy oausod by the election of John S Robinson as cuiigiudaiuuu Hunt thu Third district It is understood Mr Allen will accopt Senator lliiywiiril Lincoln March 9 Jndgo Monroe Leland Hayward of Nebraska Oity wai yostarday formally declared olocted on the 48d ballot of the joint session the longest deadlock ovor held in the state The niombors voted oxactly on par tisan linos ovory Republican voting for Jndgo Hayward and ovory fnsiouist voting for ex Senator Allon Tho only abscuteo was Grufton Republican of Saline At tho closo of tho roll call tho chair announced that Hayward had ro ooived 74 votes and Allon 58 votes ho theroforo declared M L Hayward olocted United Statos eonator for tho torm of six years This was followod by long and continued cheors Senator Hayward took tho platform and said in offect I congratulato you heartily on the ending of tho long strugglo and on your roliof from tho candidates that have haunted you for weeks past You can go to your rooms now with no fear of finding candi dates both under and on your bed This legislature I know to bo tho bust ouo to bo olected in 20 yoars becauso I havo Tcou with tho members morning noon and night Tho fusionists aro deserv ing of praiso for their solid stand for thoir party leader William V Allon Tho outcome of this strugglo furthor carries out tho best platform that pou ever wrote that of the grand old Re publican party Tho territorial ques tions now of greatest interost to the people aro too now to admit of discus sion hero The Republican party will follow its grand leader William Mc Kinloy with tho assurauco that all problems will bo worked out in tho best way Tho poplo for whose dofenso tho war was undertaken will nover be do sorted by this government Senator Allen also congratulated tho mombors on tho ending of tho strugglo and tendered his thanks to tho friends who had stood by him so manfully Ho said that in tho last six years there had been many political events and changes and ho was sure that in national affairs tho Populists aud fusion forces had taken a prominent part It was tho fusion force in con gress that forced tho president to act in tho recout war It was tho fusion force that had made the treaty of peace pos sible He said ho had now come ho mo without a regret and would try to carry tho fusion flag to tho forefront Ho closed tho speech with thanks to the Republicans for thoir kind treatment of him during tho coutost Ohio Flood I Snlxlrilliff Cincinnati March 0 Tho rivor at Cincinnati had its maximum at 1 p m yesterday of 574 At SJ oclock it began to fall aud with slight fluctuations onco or twlco in reaching tho maximum it was practically stationary until 8 oclock last night At i oclock it had fallou ono inch At all points from Cincin nati to tho hoadwators of tho Ohio tho river is falling whllo at nil points below Cincinnati it is rising Fair and cold woatuor is roportod from tho upper Ohio and tributaries Navigation is rosuniod at all points oxcopt that boats will not start from Pittsburg to Cincinnati until Saturday At Charleston W Va tks Kanawha has fallen very rapidly and pooplo driven from thoir homos by tho flood aro returning Colo lMnneil on 1rlal Bioomin1ton Neb March 0 In tho Kriachbuum murdor case tho pris oners Colo and Tooman woro brought into court aud demanded soparato trials Tho defense mudo an effort to havo Tooman tried first but tho prosecution had its way and forced Colo to trial CONTINUED CASUALTIES NORFOLK NEBRASKA THURSDAY MARCH 01890 MATAAFA NOT IN FAVOR His Rule Not a Success and Malictoa Gains Strength STILL THWARTED BY GERMANS Morgan yesterday 1 know ho said of no hiicIi plan ai that mid I lmv not tlmo to discuss tho story All I care to say Is that 1 onjoyod mysolf whllo away and I alu tooling voty well Nlmpaoii lrw Dimlile Vj Lincoln Maroh 9 The leglslatlvo Investigating commltton hold another Hossion yesterday and called A 1 Himp son who told how in I80H ho oxamltiod tho Knights and Ladles of He nirlty company at Topoka whllo ho was draw lug a salary from tho state as treasurer examiner Omaha Kill Will FlRht Murray Hor HiMtlNUM Ark March 0 Oscar Gardner arranged a match yesterday with limniM Murray of Cincinnati for a glove contest of 20 rounds to tako nlaco hero March 15 TESTIMONY AGAINST MRS CODY Fllnni All In ami Arguments Ileum In loiilil Itlaokmalllnc Case Aiiiany March 9 Tho taking of evidence was terminated yostorday in tho trial of Mrs Margaret Cody charged with attempting to blnokmail the holrn of lay Gould and counsol will begin their closing argumontM today In ro butlat tho prosecution called Mrs Mary Angoll tho allogod wlfo of Jay Gould Sho distilled that she nover saw Jay Gould that sho novor told Mrs Cody that sho was married to Jay Gonld Mrs Cody hud promised hor 5000000 if tho suit against the Goulds was suo cossful sho said Mrs Angolls hus band tofitllluil in much tho sumo lino David N Oarvalho a handwriting ox pert identilied us gonuinoa lotternignoil by Mrs Cody and addrossod to tho sou of thu clergyman who was allogod to have married Jay Gould and Mrs An goll Tho letter offers 20000 for a copy of tho marriage cortillcato lnoldni Company lteoiaiilrn Ckdau Rutnw In March 0 Tho maiiagoinout ot the T M Sinclair Co packing house yesterday changed hands and hereafter will bo known us the T M Sinclair company limited with a capital stock of 1500000 Charles H Sautter who has boon presi dent and general managor of tho insti tution for llio last 15 years retires from active participation in tho management although ho still retains a portion of tho stock Tho officers olocted yesterday aro President Sidney E Sinclair vico prosident Ibmry B Souttor secretary- treasurer Robert t Sinclair JfflUS one of tho largest and best cqutpnufl packing houses in the country and it is understood that it will bo the futuro policy to run it closo to its capacity which is 1000 hogs a day llleilnnrelil In III Own lUlml Chicago March 9 Raron von Boid enfold wns on thu witnoss stand again yesterday tolling tho particulars of how ho shot Charlos McDonald in self dofanso His direct ovidonco was fill ished within one hour of tho opening of court and he was then under cross ex amination for fivo hours Tho stata failed to shako his testimony in any way and whon ho loft tho stand tho prosecuting attorney admitted that ho had made a good witness in his own behalf Hiinrciaful Meetings Close Kmkiusov la March 9 Ono of tho most success ul religious revival meet ings ever hold hero closed last night The threo churches of tho town united in a threo weeks mooting hold in tin opera house Evangelist Sunday form erly a baseball player conducted tho meetings which resultod in 130 conver sions TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD Thomas Montaguo Morrison Wilda third baron Truro is dead A Roman Catholic priest has boon tortured aud murdered by tho Ohiuoso near Ichaug Tollurido oro yielding 118978 to tho ton hua booti found on tho Oolville res ervation Washington Seventy five families are rofugoeir from tho flood at Newport Ky Thoy are lodged in public buildiugs The Kansas legislature has passed a law providing for manufacture of bind ing twine in the state penitentiary Two subscriptions of 100000 each and one of f0000 woro received by tho StLouis worlds fair committoo Wodnos day Tho Quay faction of tho Pennsylva nia legislature hold a meeting at Har risburg aud is confident of ro oloctiug its candidate It is reported at Berlin that the resig nation of Admiral von Kuorr moans that Emperor William will himself as sume command of tho navy Private William G Kahlo Two Hun dred aud Second Now York was acci dentally hot at Havana by a com rades careless bundling of a gun Tho fixing of tourist rates for the coining sumnier is causing the Central Passenger ticsooiatioii lines no ond of trouble and present indications point to a lively conflict Dr J Diaz Prloto Moxlcan consul at Corpus Christi Tex has boon granted by tho Mexican government the sole right to reclaim i3000000 acres of land valued at 10000000 Frederick Ray Martiu associate edi tor of tho Providence Journal was shut and severely wounded by burglars wbo were escaping from the residence of Dr E M Harris Wedueaduy night Baking Powder Makes the food more delicious and wholesome rCV OVAl OAK ISC TOOE CO 1 Vff CUJ